All Night Long

2 San Antonio P. Terry's locations switch to 24-hour service

P. Terry's is filling a gap for late-night drivers.

A 3 am burger won't take the NBA championship away from the Knicks. But San Antonio drivers can at least eat their late-night feelings at P. Terry's in San Antonio, where two locations are switching to 24-hour service.

The announcement comes after the Austin chain closed its iconic I-35 flagship to make way for the ongoing I-35 expansion. P. Terry's founder and co-owner Patrick Terry appeared at the restaurant in a video to "say goodbye" and announce the other locations' new hours to social media. These locations already exist; it is only their hours that are new. The video's caption also announces that breakfast now starts earlier, at 4 am.

Two are in San Antonio: Medical Center (8443 Wurzbach Rd.) and Potranco (327 TX-1604 Loop). The others are in the Austin Area, one in Bastrop (484 W. SH 71) and three in city limits: Parmer (12301 N. Mopac Expy.), Research (12018 Research Blvd.), and Oltorf (1800 E. Oltorf St.).

"I hope you'll join us at these six new 24-hour locations, and thanks again for everything you do for P. Terry's," Terry said in the video. "We could not be more appreciative."

Previously, only the P. Terry's at 3302 Broadway was open around the clock. That outpost shifted to all-night service in March along with 11 other of the chain's 37 restaurants. In a release, Terry called it the "largest hours expansion in [the] company’s history." The spot soon became a favorite after Spurs Finals games.

The three new 24-hour P. Terry's stands will join a growing list if San Antonio restaurants catering to night owls. In addition to staples like Taco Palenque, Chachos, and Las Palapas, Alamo Biscuit Co. & Panaderia opened an around-the-clock spot on the River Walk in April 2025. And Jim's Restaurant is finally returning to late-night service after drastically reducing hours during the pandemic.

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This article includes additional reporting from Brandon Watson.

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SUDDEN SHUTTERS

Iconic Cajun restaurant calls it quits after 43 years in Hill Country

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LaFour's Restaurant featured Cajun dishes like po' boys and gumbo.

One of the Hill Country’s most storied restaurants is calling it a day after 43 years. LaFour’s Seafood Restaurant at 1234 S Main St. in Boerne closed June 27, ending a run that has included five generations of its namesake family.

“Friends, after 43 years, it’s officially time for us to retire, wrote the restaurant’s owners in a social media statement. “We have been blessed in these decades to raise our children and grandchildren with you and yours and build so many phenomenal friendships along the way.”

Although the restaurant has been around for four decades, it was a relative newcomer to Boerne, only operating since 2024. Before that, LaFour’s was a Kerrville nomad, outgrowing several locations as word-of-mouth spread.

The first, at the Ace Ranch Hotel, reportedly only seated 65 people. Debbie LaFour, the daughter-in-law of founders Freda and Otis LaFour, told the Hill Country Community Journal that guests used to wait in their cars with a beer until it was time to be served.

The original menu used recipes dating back to Otis’ great-great-grandparents, but over the years it switched to Cajun cuisine. The last version of the menu boasted classics like shrimp piquant, beignets, etouffee, and its signature fried catfish.

Throughout, it remained a family operation. Debbie eventually became the grandma, and children Leigh’Ann, Otis III, and Alyson stepped in. But even with the help of family, running a restaurant is no easy task.

“We have spent so many years with late nights, early mornings, a lot of stress, and ultimately, this is an industry that takes its toll on time, health, and family,” wrote the restaurant in a note signed by all five generations of LaFours. “We are all going to miss each of you so dearly, but we are so blessed with all the things that lie ahead of us.”

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